Bollywood blockbusters, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone featuring “Pathaan” on Tuesday created history by becoming the first Hindi movie to cross the Rs 1000 crore mark at the worldwide box office. Yash Raj Film (YRF) said “Pathaan” has become the highest-grossing Hindi film worldwide in the history of Hindi cinema.
According to YRF, Siddharth Anand, director of the film, raised Rs 1.25 crore net in India (Hindi – Rs 1.20 crore, dubbed versions – Rs 0.05 crore) on its fourth Monday. The total worldwide gross is an incredible Rs 1000 crore (India gross: Rs 623 crore, overseas: Rs 377 crore), the studio said.
The stylish action thriller follows the main protagonist, Shah Rukh Khan as the spy, who returns from exile to prevent terrorist group Outfit X from carrying out an attack on India.
The film also features John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana. “Pathaan” is Shah Rukh’s first big screen release as a lead in over four years after “Zero” (2018).
It is the fourth movie in producer Aditya Chopra’s spy universe, following Salman Khan’s “Ek Tha Tiger”, “Tiger Zinda Hai”, and “War”, featuring Hrithik Roshan.
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